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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personatge)" title="Donkey Kong (personatge) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Donkey Kong (personatge)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(figur)" title="Donkey Kong (figur) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Donkey Kong (figur)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personaje)" title="Donkey Kong (personaje) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Donkey Kong (personaje)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(rolulo)" title="Donkey Kong (rolulo) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Donkey Kong (rolulo)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF_(%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA)" title="دانکی کونگ (شخصیت) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دانکی کونگ (شخصیت)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personnage)" title="Donkey Kong (personnage) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Donkey Kong (personnage)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personaxe)" title="Donkey Kong (personaxe) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Donkey Kong (personaxe)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%99%ED%82%A4%EC%BD%A9_(%EC%BA%90%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0)" title="동키콩 (캐릭터) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="동키콩 (캐릭터)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(karakter)" title="Donkey Kong (karakter) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Donkey Kong (karakter)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personaggio)" title="Donkey Kong (personaggio) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Donkey Kong (personaggio)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%92_(%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA)" title="דונקי קונג (דמות) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דונקי קונג (דמות)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(persona_ficticia)" title="Donkey Kong (persona ficticia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Donkey Kong (persona ficticia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personage)" title="Donkey Kong (personage) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Donkey Kong (personage)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0_(%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB2%E4%BB%A3%E7%9B%AE)" title="ドンキーコング (ゲームキャラクター・2代目) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ドンキーコング (ゲームキャラクター・2代目)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(figur)" title="Donkey Kong (figur) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Donkey Kong (figur)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donki_Kong" title="Donki Kong – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Donki Kong" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(posta%C4%87_fikcyjna)" title="Donkey Kong (postać fikcyjna) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Donkey Kong (postać fikcyjna)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(personagem)" title="Donkey Kong (personagem) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Donkey Kong (personagem)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Донки Конг – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Донки Конг" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(postava)" title="Donkey Kong (postava) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Donkey Kong (postava)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%86%D9%86%DA%A9%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%86%DA%AF_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%AA%DB%95%D8%B1)" title="دۆنکی کۆنگ (کارەکتەر) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="دۆنکی کۆنگ (کارەکتەر)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3_(%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA)" title="Донки Конг (лик) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Донки Конг (лик)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87_(%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3)" title="ดองกีคอง (ตัวละคร) – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ดองกีคอง (ตัวละคร)" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Donkey Kong" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Донкі Конг – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Донкі Конг" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(nh%C3%A2n_v%E1%BA%ADt)" title="Donkey Kong (nhân vật) – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Donkey Kong (nhân vật)" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%91%E5%88%9A%EF%BC%88%E8%A7%92%E8%89%B2%EF%BC%89" title="大金刚（角色） – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="大金刚（角色）" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92" title="דאנקי קאנג – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="דאנקי קאנג" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B" title="大金剛 – Cantonese" 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<i>Donkey Kong Country</i> animated series, singing voice) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rogen" title="Seth Rogen">Seth Rogen</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-2023_film_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023_film-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </li></ul> </div> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Other languages</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <a href="/wiki/Koichi_Yamadera" title="Koichi Yamadera">Koichi Yamadera</a> (Japanese dub of <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> animated series, 1999–2000) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Koji Takeda (Japanese dub of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a></i>) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Franck Capillery (French dub of <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> animated series, 1996–2000)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Christophe Albertini/Nicolas Bienvenu (1996–2001; <i>The Planet of Donkey Kong</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-DKTV_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DKTV-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Park Jo-ho (Korean dub of <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> animated series, 1999-2000) </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> Choi Seok-pil (Korean dub of <i>Donkey Kong Country Returns</i> Commercial, 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname</th><td class="infobox-data">DK</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Species</th><td class="infobox-data">Gorilla</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Donkey Kong</b>, also shortened to <b>DK</b>, is a fictional <a href="/wiki/Gorilla" title="Gorilla">gorilla</a>-like character in the <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong">Donkey Kong</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_(franchise)" title="Mario (franchise)">Mario</a></i> franchise, created by <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>. The <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Donkey_Kong_(original)/Cranky_Kong" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">original Donkey Kong</a> first appeared as the <a href="/wiki/Title_character" title="Title character">title character</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antagonist" title="Antagonist">antagonist</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(arcade_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donkey Kong (arcade game)">eponymous 1981 game</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Platform_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Platform game">platformer</a> by Nintendo, which would lead to the <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong">Donkey Kong</a></i> series. The <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> series was launched in 1994 with a new Donkey Kong as the <a href="/wiki/Protagonist" title="Protagonist">protagonist</a> (although several installments focus on his friends <a href="/wiki/Diddy_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Diddy Kong">Diddy Kong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixie Kong">Dixie Kong</a> instead). This version of the character persists as the main one up to today. While the 1980s games' Donkey Kong and the modern Donkey Kong share the same name, the manual for <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> and subsequent games portray the former as <b>Cranky Kong</b>, the latter's grandfather, with the exception of <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_64" title="Donkey Kong 64">Donkey Kong 64</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a></i>, in which Cranky is depicted as his father, alternatively portraying the modern Donkey Kong as the original Donkey Kong Jr. from <a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr." title="Donkey Kong Jr.">the titular game</a>. Donkey Kong is considered one of the most popular and iconic characters in video game history. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a>, the protagonist of the original 1981 game, went on to become the central character of the <i>Mario</i> franchise; the modern Donkey Kong is regularly featured as a character in the <i>Mario</i> games. He has also been playable in every entry of the <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Gaming_crossover" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaming crossover">crossover</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">fighting</a> series, and serves as the main antagonist of the <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong">Mario vs. Donkey Kong</a></i> series from 2004 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-GD_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GD-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character is voiced by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Yearwood" title="Richard Yearwood">Richard Yearwood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Jarvis" title="Sterling Jarvis">Sterling Jarvis</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Animated_series" title="Animated series">animated series</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_(TV_series)" title="Donkey Kong Country (TV series)">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> (1997–2000),<sup id="cite_ref-DKTVS_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DKTVS-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rogen" title="Seth Rogen">Seth Rogen</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Illumination_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Illumination Entertainment">Illumination Entertainment</a> feature film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a></i> (2023).<sup id="cite_ref-2023_film_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023_film-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concept_and_creation">Concept and creation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Concept and creation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1981, Nintendo was pursuing a license to make a game based on the 1930s <i><a href="/wiki/Popeye" title="Popeye">Popeye</a></i> comic strip. When this relationship was cancelled, Nintendo decided to take the opportunity to create original characters that could then be marketed and used in later games.<sup id="cite_ref-De_Maria_238_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-De_Maria_238-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a> came up with many characters and plot concepts, but he eventually settled on a <a href="/wiki/Love_triangle" title="Love triangle">love triangle</a> between gorilla, carpenter, and girlfriend, that mirrored the rivalry between <a href="/wiki/Bluto" title="Bluto">Bluto</a> and Popeye for <a href="/wiki/Olive_Oyl" title="Olive Oyl">Olive Oyl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kohler_39_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kohler_39-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bluto was replaced by a large enraged ape, which Miyamoto said was "nothing too evil or repulsive", and the pet of the main character.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miyamoto has also named the 1933 film <i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong_(1933_film)" title="King Kong (1933 film)">King Kong</a></i> as influences for the character. In addition to 1930s American media, Miyamoto also stated he drew inspiration from "<a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast" title="Beauty and the Beast">Beauty and the Beast</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Kohler_36_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kohler_36-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Miyamoto used "<a href="/wiki/Donkey" title="Donkey">donkey</a>" to convey "stubborn" in English; while "Kong" was simply to imply him being a "large ape", the name <i>Donkey Kong</i> was intended to convey "stubborn ape" to the American audience.<sup id="cite_ref-Nintendo_Online_Magazine_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Online_Magazine-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-quartertothree_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quartertothree-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he suggested this name to <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo of America">Nintendo of America</a>, people laughed, but the name stuck.<sup id="cite_ref-quartertothree_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quartertothree-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The character's appearance was redesigned for the Super NES in 1994 by former <a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a> character artist Kevin Bayliss with supervision from Miyamoto, who suggested giving Donkey Kong a red tie. Bayliss presented the modern look to Nintendo and was immediately approved for the high-resolution 3D medium. Although the character design has been tweaked over the years, Donkey Kong's appearance remains consistent since the last modification by Bayliss. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Today it makes me smile to see so many products with DK on the front, and that he's pretty much still the same as he looked when I gave him a once-over. So that's good enough for me – I must have done something right!</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Kevin Bayliss (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> series introduced the setting of Donkey Kong Island and a backstory for the character. The series also introduced <a href="/wiki/Diddy_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Diddy Kong">Diddy Kong</a> as DK's sidekick and best friend, and <a href="/wiki/King_K._Rool" class="mw-redirect" title="King K. Rool">K. Rool</a>, King of the Kremlings, as his nemesis who steals his and Diddy Kong's banana hoard. While retaining the red necktie featured in the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a> game, <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1994_video_game)" title="Donkey Kong (1994 video game)">Donkey Kong</a></i>, he also donned a distinct physical appearance featuring heavy brows and a peaked lock of hair on top of his head. This would become the standard look for Donkey Kong still used over two decades later. The modern Donkey Kong is portrayed as a powerful yet laid-back ape, who is interested mainly in his banana hoard and his girlfriend, Candy Kong. He has pugilistic abilities that are often emphasized, featuring as a hidden boss in <i><a href="/wiki/Punch-Out!!_(Wii)" title="Punch-Out!! (Wii)">Punch-Out!!</a></i>, uppercutting K. Rool out of his castle at the end of <i>Donkey Kong Country 2</i>, and having punch-based attacks as his special and final smash moves in <i>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</i>. In a match against boxing champion "Krusha" K. Rool in <i>Donkey Kong 64</i>, DK's weight is given at 800 pounds.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new Donkey Kong introduced in <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> was initially characterized as the grandson of the original Donkey Kong<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who appears in the game as an elderly ape named <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Donkey_Kong_(original)/Cranky_Kong" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Cranky Kong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-originalDK_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-originalDK-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nom018_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nom018-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This remained the most consistent storyline, with it also being directly stated in both <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land" title="Donkey Kong Land">Donkey Kong Land</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_2:_Diddy%27s_Kong_Quest" title="Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest">Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</a></i>, but <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_64" title="Donkey Kong 64">Donkey Kong 64</a></i> portrays the modern Donkey Kong as Cranky Kong's son.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Loveday" title="Leigh Loveday">Leigh Loveday</a>, the writer of <i>Donkey Kong Country 2</i>, prefacing his statement with "As far as I know", said that he is a grown-up version of Donkey Kong Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-rarescribes_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rarescribes-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nintendo of Europe's website also states that the modern DK is DK Jr.,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> versions of <i>Donkey Kong Country</i><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country:_Tropical_Freeze" title="Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze">Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gregg Mayles of Rare,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide</i><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all explicitly state that the present-day Donkey Kong is Cranky's grandson. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances">Appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Donkey Kong first appeared as the <a href="/wiki/Title_character" title="Title character">titular</a> <a href="/wiki/Antagonist" title="Antagonist">antagonist</a> of the 1981 arcade game <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(arcade_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donkey Kong (arcade game)">Donkey Kong</a></i> (alongside protagonist <a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Damsel_in_distress" title="Damsel in distress">damsel in distress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pauline_(Nintendo)" title="Pauline (Nintendo)">Pauline</a>). As Mario, the player must reach Donkey Kong at the top of each stage, where he is holding Pauline captive. Donkey Kong attempts to hinder the player's progress by throwing barrels, springs, and other objects towards Mario. The ape reappeared the following year in the sequel <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr." title="Donkey Kong Jr.">Donkey Kong Jr.</a></i>, where Donkey Kong is taken captive and locked in a cage by Mario, while Donkey Kong Junior sets out to rescue him. Donkey Kong resumed his antagonistic role in <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_3" title="Donkey Kong 3">Donkey Kong 3</a></i>, where the character Stanley the Bugman takes Mario's place as the protagonist. Stanley fights Donkey Kong's attempts to invade a greenhouse along with a horde of killer bees. </p><p>After <i>Donkey Kong</i>, Mario went on to become Nintendo's primary mascot, while Donkey Kong and his son were relegated to supporting roles and cameos. The 1994 <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a> version of <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1994_video_game)" title="Donkey Kong (1994 video game)">Donkey Kong</a></i> marked his re-emergence as a major character. He was redesigned, appearing with a red <a href="/wiki/Necktie" title="Necktie">necktie</a>, which sometimes bears his initials, "DK". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rare_era">Rare era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rare era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Donkey_Kong_concept_art_development.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a0/Donkey_Kong_concept_art_development.jpg/390px-Donkey_Kong_concept_art_development.jpg" decoding="async" width="390" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Donkey_Kong_concept_art_development.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="509" data-file-height="196" /></a><figcaption>Donkey Kong's design was drastically altered by <a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a> during the development of <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1994 <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> game <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i>, developed by <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> game developer <a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a>, was the beginning of a series. The manual for <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> states that the main protagonist in this game is the grandson of the Donkey Kong from the original trilogy, who is now <a href="/wiki/Cranky_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Cranky Kong">Cranky Kong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-originalDK_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-originalDK-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cranky orchestrates the events of <i>Donkey Kong Land</i> to recreate those of DKC. Despite his name being in the titles, Donkey Kong is the figurative <a href="/wiki/Damsel-in-distress" class="mw-redirect" title="Damsel-in-distress">damsel-in-distress</a> in the two sequels to DKC and those to DKL, where he is captured by K. Rool. In these sequels, the player controls Diddy, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Dixie_Kong" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Dixie</a>, and Kiddy as they set out to rescue Donkey Kong. The <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> series also led to an <a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_(TV_series)" title="Donkey Kong Country (TV series)">animated television series</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_64" title="Donkey Kong 64">Donkey Kong 64</a></i>, in which DK is playable once again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Rare_era">Post-Rare era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-Rare era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a>'s departure from the series, Nintendo co-produced a trilogy of <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_game" title="Rhythm game">rhythm games</a> with <a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a> for the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Konga" title="Donkey Konga">Donkey Konga</a></i> series, which were based on Namco's own <i><a href="/wiki/Taiko:_Drum_Master" title="Taiko: Drum Master">Taiko: Drum Master</a></i>, though only two of the series' games made it to America. <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jungle_Beat" title="Donkey Kong Jungle Beat">Donkey Kong Jungle Beat</a></i> was released in March 2005, in North America for the GameCube. It depicted DK as being more violent than his original image and also used the bongo controllers. It was also the first game to receive the <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board" title="Entertainment Software Rating Board">ESRB</a></i> E10+ Rating. In October 2007, <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Barrel_Blast" title="Donkey Kong Barrel Blast">Donkey Kong Barrel Blast</a></i> was released in North America for the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>. </p><p>On handheld consoles, Donkey Kong was reunited with his former rival Mario in the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> game <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong">Mario vs. Donkey Kong</a></i>. A throwback to the <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(Game_Boy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donkey Kong (Game Boy)">Donkey Kong</a></i> game for the Game Boy, Donkey Kong resumed his antagonist role from his earlier games by taking over the Mario Toy Company, upset over the lack of Mini-Mario toys available for purchase. The game was followed by a 2006 sequel titled <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong_2:_March_of_the_Minis" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis">Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis</a></i>, where Donkey Kong, who is infatuated with Pauline, kidnaps her and takes her to the roof of the Super Mini-Mario World amusement park when she ignores a Mini-Donkey Kong toy in favor of a Mini-Mario. He also once again appeared as the antagonist in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong:_Minis_March_Again!" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!">Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong:_Mini-Land_Mayhem!" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!">Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!</a></i>. Aside from those, Donkey Kong appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/DK_King_of_Swing" title="DK King of Swing">DK King of Swing</a></i> on the GBA around the time of <i>Jungle Beat</i>, and in its sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong:_Jungle_Climber" title="Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber">Jungle Climber</a></i>, for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>. In the 2010 Wii game <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></i>, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong battle against the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Tiki_Tak_Tribe" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Tiki Tak Tribe</a>, who appears on Donkey Kong Island and hypnotizes various creatures. In the 2014 Wii U game <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country:_Tropical_Freeze" title="Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze">Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</a></i>, Donkey Kong sets out to get his home back from evil Vikings known as the Snowmads. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_appearances">Other appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart" title="Mario Kart">Mario Kart</a></i> game has featured a version of Donkey Kong as a playable character. <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Kart" title="Super Mario Kart">Super Mario Kart</a></i> features <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Donkey_Kong_Jr." title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Donkey Kong Junior</a> as a playable character. The modern Donkey Kong made his first appearance in the series with <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart_64" title="Mario Kart 64">Mario Kart 64</a></i>, and has been in every game to date since. </p><p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party" title="Mario Party">Mario Party</a></i> series, he was a playable <a href="/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">character</a> in all three titles released for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>, and also <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_4" title="Mario Party 4">Mario Party 4</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>, this one being his last playable appearance in the series for some time. He eventually became an "event character" in later games, making appearances as an incidental character on the game board. He made an appearance within <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_8" title="Mario Party 8">Mario Party 8</a></i>, once again as an incidental character on the game board. Donkey Kong also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_DS" title="Mario Party DS">Mario Party DS</a></i> and in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_9" title="Mario Party 9">Mario Party 9</a></i> as a <a href="/wiki/Non-player_character" title="Non-player character">non-player character</a>, though he came back as playable in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_10" title="Mario Party 10">Mario Party 10</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party:_Star_Rush" title="Mario Party: Star Rush">Mario Party: Star Rush</a></i> (along with <a href="/wiki/Diddy_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Diddy Kong">Diddy Kong</a>). Donkey Kong appears as a contender in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party:_The_Top_100" title="Mario Party: The Top 100">Mario Party: The Top 100</a></i>, and later as an unlockable, playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Party" title="Super Mario Party">Super Mario Party</a></i>, while also appearing as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party_Superstars" title="Mario Party Superstars">Mario Party Superstars</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Party_Jamboree" title="Super Mario Party Jamboree">Super Mario Party Jamboree</a></i>. </p><p>Donkey Kong has also made playable appearance in various <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_sports_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Mario sports games"><i>Mario</i> sports games</a>. Donkey Kong is a selectable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis" title="Mario Tennis">Mario Tennis</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Power_Tennis" title="Mario Power Tennis">Mario Power Tennis</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis:_Power_Tour" title="Mario Tennis: Power Tour">Mario Tennis: Power Tour</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis_Open" title="Mario Tennis Open">Mario Tennis Open</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis:_Ultra_Smash" title="Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash">Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis_Aces" title="Mario Tennis Aces">Mario Tennis Aces</a></i>. Donkey Kong is playable in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf_(video_game)" title="Mario Golf (video game)">Mario Golf</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf:_Toadstool_Tour" title="Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour">Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf:_World_Tour" title="Mario Golf: World Tour">Mario Golf: World Tour</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf:_Super_Rush" title="Mario Golf: Super Rush">Mario Golf: Super Rush</a></i> but not <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf:_Advance_Tour" title="Mario Golf: Advance Tour">Mario Golf: Advance Tour</a></i>. Donkey Kong is featured in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Strikers" title="Super Mario Strikers">Super Mario Strikers</a></i> for the GameCube and made his first appearance on the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a> within the title <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Strikers_Charged" title="Mario Strikers Charged">Mario Strikers Charged</a></i> as a playable <a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">soccer</a> captain. In <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Super_Sluggers" title="Mario Super Sluggers">Mario Super Sluggers</a></i>, he appears as a captain again. Donkey Kong also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Superstar_Baseball" title="Mario Superstar Baseball">Mario Superstar Baseball</a></i>. He made a playable appearance in almost every <a href="/wiki/Mario_%26_Sonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Mario & Sonic">Mario & Sonic game</a>, starting with <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%26_Sonic_at_the_Olympic_Winter_Games" title="Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games">Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games</a></i>. He's also playable in <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Hoops_3-on-3" title="Mario Hoops 3-on-3">Mario Hoops 3-on-3</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Sports_Mix" title="Mario Sports Mix">Mario Sports Mix</a></i>. </p><p>He is also playable in each <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Smash Bros. (series)">Super Smash Bros.</a></i> game. Donkey Kong appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a></i> as the first character from the <i>Donkey Kong</i> series and had a stage called "Kongo Jungle", which was based on <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i>. Both he and Kongo Jungle returned for the series second game, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a></i>. In this game, he had two new stages called "Jungle Japes" and "Kongo Jungle", and a version of the "DK Rap" from <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_64" title="Donkey Kong 64">Donkey Kong 64</a></i> serves as stage music for Kongo Jungle (the one difference in the lyrics being the word "heck" substituted from the word "hell"). He appeared once more in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i>, this time being joined by his sidekick <a href="/wiki/Diddy_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Diddy Kong">Diddy Kong</a> and three stages – "Jungle Japes" from <i>Melee</i>, "Rumble Falls" from <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jungle_Beat" title="Donkey Kong Jungle Beat">Donkey Kong Jungle Beat</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Rumble_Falls_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rumble_Falls-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "75m" from the original <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(arcade_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donkey Kong (arcade game)">Donkey Kong</a></i> game from 1981. Both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong returned to the series in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Nintendo_3DS" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS">Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Wii_U" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Smash Bros. for Wii U">Super Smash Bros. for Wii U</a></i>, with Donkey Kong being among the first wave of <a href="/wiki/Amiibo" title="Amiibo">amiibo</a> released for the games. <i>Jungle Japes</i> from <i>Melee</i> returns in the 3DS version, and both <i>Kongo Jungle</i> from the original <i>Super Smash Bros.</i> and <i>75m</i> from <i>Brawl</i> return in the Wii U version, along with a new stage called <i>Jungle Hijinxs</i> from <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></i>. All aforementioned stages (aside from Rumble Falls and Jungle Hijinxs) returned alongside Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></i>, while also being joined by the Kong's adversary <a href="/wiki/King_K._Rool" class="mw-redirect" title="King K. Rool">King K. Rool</a>. Along with <a href="/wiki/Bowser" title="Bowser">Bowser</a>, he is also a playable guest character in the Nintendo versions of <i><a href="/wiki/Skylanders:_SuperChargers" title="Skylanders: SuperChargers">Skylanders: SuperChargers</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Skylanders:_Imaginators" title="Skylanders: Imaginators">Skylanders: Imaginators</a></i>. <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Maker" title="Super Mario Maker">Super Mario Maker</a></i> features Donkey Kong as a <i>Mystery Mushroom</i> costume. Donkey Kong appears as one of the playable characters in the downloadable campaign, <i>Donkey Kong Adventure</i>, for <i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%2B_Rabbids_Kingdom_Battle" title="Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle">Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle</a></i>. </p><p>The character has also made more incidental appearances. Two minor enemies in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_RPG" title="Super Mario RPG">Super Mario RPG</a></i> bear a striking resemblance to Donkey Kong. One of the enemies, named "Guerrilla", says "Don't confuse me with someone else", referring to DK. Both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. appear as minor antagonists in the <i>Super Mario Bros.</i>-based <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Adventure_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Adventure Books">adventure book</a> <i>Doors to Doom</i>. Donkey Kong was also featured on the <i><a href="/wiki/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery" title="Game & Watch Gallery">Game & Watch Gallery</a></i> handheld series and <i><a href="/wiki/Tetris_DS" title="Tetris DS">Tetris DS</a></i>. In <i><a href="/wiki/Yoshi%27s_Island_DS" title="Yoshi's Island DS">Yoshi's Island DS</a></i>, Donkey Kong appears as "Baby DK", a younger version of himself, similar to <a href="/wiki/Baby_Mario" class="mw-redirect" title="Baby Mario">Baby Mario</a>. First appearing in World 2–1, most of his gameplay reflects <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr." title="Donkey Kong Jr.">Donkey Kong Jr.</a></i>, even featuring the Snapjaw enemies from the game. He has been seen in the audience of some games in the <i><a href="/wiki/Punch-Out!!" title="Punch-Out!!">Punch-Out!!</a></i> series and also serves as the hidden opponent in 2009's <i><a href="/wiki/Punch-Out!!_(Wii)" title="Punch-Out!! (Wii)">Punch-Out!!</a></i> on the Wii. During Rare's time, references were seen throughout Rare's games. In <i><a href="/wiki/Banjo-Tooie" title="Banjo-Tooie">Banjo-Tooie</a></i>, Bottle's daughter, Goggles, is seen holding a Donkey Kong plush doll. Also in the worker's quarters in Grunty's Industries, the <i>DK</i> logo is seen on the fridge. </p><p>Outside of video games, Donkey Kong has made several appearances in animation. The 1983 animated anthology series <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Supercade" title="Saturday Supercade">Saturday Supercade</a></i> features cartoon segments based on the original <i>Donkey Kong</i> arcade game. In the segments, Donkey Kong, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Soupy_Sales" title="Soupy Sales">Soupy Sales</a>, is an escaped circus gorilla on the run from <a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pauline_(Nintendo)" title="Pauline (Nintendo)">Pauline</a>, who seek to recapture him. A second series of segments based on <i>Donkey Kong Jr.</i> focuses on the title character, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Welker" title="Frank Welker">Frank Welker</a>, who seeks to find his missing father after his escape from the circus. Donkey Kong later appeared as a recurring antagonist in the 1989 animated series <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Garry_Chalk" title="Garry Chalk">Garry Chalk</a>. He is depicted as the territorial and easily angered ruler of Kongoland, and must be fed to be appeased. Donkey Kong is also the main character of the 1996 <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_(TV_series)" title="Donkey Kong Country (TV series)">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> animated series, in which Donkey Kong fights to protect Kongo Bongo Island and the mystical Crystal Coconut from King K. Rool and his Kremling henchmen. Donkey Kong was voiced by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Yearwood" title="Richard Yearwood">Richard Yearwood</a>, with his singing voice performed by <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Jarvis" title="Sterling Jarvis">Sterling Jarvis</a>. Donkey Kong is subtly alluded to in the 1993 film <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film)" title="Super Mario Bros. (film)">Super Mario Bros.</a></i> when the character of Anthony Scapelli, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Russo" title="Gianni Russo">Gianni Russo</a>, is inadvertently <a href="/wiki/Devolution_(biology)" title="Devolution (biology)">devolved</a> into a <a href="/wiki/Chimpanzee" title="Chimpanzee">chimpanzee</a> by King Koopa.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donkey Kong was voiced by <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rogen" title="Seth Rogen">Seth Rogen</a> in the <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">2023 film</a> by <a href="/wiki/Illumination_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Illumination Entertainment">Illumination Entertainment</a>, in addition to having been given a subtle redesign composed of elements from his contemporary and original arcade appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-2023_film_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023_film-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2021, reports surfaced that Illumination had begun development on a <i>Donkey Kong</i> spin-off film, with Rogen set to reprise his role.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to backlash for voicing Donkey Kong in his normal speaking voice, Rogen explained: "I was very clear that I don't do voices. If you want me to be in this movie, then it's going to sound like me and that's it. That was the beginning and end of that conversation. I think in the film and in the game, all you seem to know about Donkey Kong is that he throws barrels and does not like Mario very much. And that's what I ran with".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception_and_legacy">Reception and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donkey_Kong_(character)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reception and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Donkey Kong has been described as one of the most iconic mascots for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In their 250th issue in January 2010, <i><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a></i> ranked him as their eighth-favorite Nintendo hero, stating that while he is a somewhat goofy hero, he is decently good overall and an entertaining one. They also ranked him as their eighth-favorite Nintendo villain, joking that one should avoid him if he is not wearing a tie.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i> criticized his tie, stating that "DK needs a fashion makeover". They said that while he "used to be a working icon", "his status is starting to show signs of rust".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP.com</a></i> listed him as the most "Gracelessly Aging Character", citing the fact that the original Donkey Kong from the <a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(arcade_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Donkey Kong (arcade game)">arcade game</a> eventually became <a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters#Donkey_Kong_(original)/Cranky_Kong" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Cranky Kong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i> ranked him 5th in their "Top 100 Videogames Villains" list for his earlier appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/UGO.com" class="mw-redirect" title="UGO.com">UGO.com</a> listed Donkey Kong seventh on their list of "The 25 Awesomest Hidden Characters" for his cameo appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/Punch-Out!!_(Wii)" title="Punch-Out!! (Wii)">Punch-Out!!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Empire_(magazine)" title="Empire (magazine)">Empire</a></i> also included him on their list of the 50 greatest video game characters, adding that he is "the worst named character in the history of gaming".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2011 <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records_Gamer%27s_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition">Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition</a></i> lists Donkey Kong as the 33rd-most popular video game character.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/GamesRadar" class="mw-redirect" title="GamesRadar">GamesRadar</a></i> ranked him as the 25th-best hero in video games.<sup id="cite_ref-gr_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gr-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeremy Parish of <i><a href="/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> ranked 73 fighters from <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></i> "from garbage to glorious", listing Donkey Kong as 22nd, stating that "we'd love to play as Donkey Kong. This guy, though? He's just the latter-day imposter version from <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> — the original DK's son".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gavin Jasper of <i><a href="/wiki/Den_of_Geek" title="Den of Geek">Den of Geek</a></i> ranked Donkey Kong in 13th place of <i>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</i> characters, stating that "DK is a blast to play as, especially when unleashing his ground-slap move in a match against seven opponents and everyone's bouncing around like ping-pong balls. His wind-up punch is perfect, too".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/HobbyConsolas" title="HobbyConsolas">HobbyConsolas</a></i> also included Donkey Kong on their "The 30 best heroes of the last 30 years".<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Matt_Reeves" title="Matt Reeves">Matt Reeves</a>, the treacherous <a href="/wiki/Koba_(Planet_of_the_Apes)" title="Koba (Planet of the Apes)">Koba</a>-loyal apes in service of the Colonel in his 2017 film <i><a href="/wiki/War_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes" title="War for the Planet of the Apes">War for the Planet of the Apes</a></i> are nicknamed "donkeys" in a reference both to Donkey Kong, and how they are used as "pack mules".<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 9,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Now+You%27re+Playing+With+Power%3A+Top+25+Nintendo+Characters+of+All+Time&rft.pub=GameDaily&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamedaily.com%2Farticles%2Fgalleries%2Fnow-youre-playing-with-power-top-25-nintendo-characters-of-all-time%2F%3Fpage%3D15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DKTVS-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DKTVS_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong-Country/Donkey-Kong/">"DK voices of the TV series"</a>. <i>Behind The Voice Actors</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018090632/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Donkey-Kong-Country/Donkey-Kong/">Archived</a> from the original on 2020-10-18<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-10-18</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Behind+The+Voice+Actors&rft.atitle=DK+voices+of+the+TV+series&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.behindthevoiceactors.com%2Ftv-shows%2FDonkey-Kong-Country%2FDonkey-Kong%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-De_Maria_238-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-De_Maria_238_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDe_MariaJohnny_L._Wilson2004" class="citation book cs1">De Maria, Rusel; Johnny L. Wilson (2004). <i>High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games</i> (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Osborne. p. 238.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=High+Score%21%3A+The+Illustrated+History+of+Electronic+Games&rft.pages=238&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=New+York%3A+McGraw-Hill%2FOsborne&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=De+Maria&rft.aufirst=Rusel&rft.au=Johnny+L.+Wilson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEast2009" class="citation web cs1">East, Tom (November 25, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141110045437/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/13484/donkey-kong-was-originally-a-popeye-game/">"Donkey Kong Was Originally A Popeye Game"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Magazine" title="Official Nintendo Magazine">Official Nintendo Magazine</a></i>. Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/13484/donkey-kong-was-originally-a-popeye-game/">the original</a> on November 10, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 28,</span> 2013</span>. <q>Miyamoto says Nintendo's main monkey might not have existed.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+Nintendo+Magazine&rft.atitle=Donkey+Kong+Was+Originally+A+Popeye+Game&rft.date=2009-11-25&rft.aulast=East&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk%2F13484%2Fdonkey-kong-was-originally-a-popeye-game%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kohler_39-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Kohler_39_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKohler2005" class="citation book cs1">Kohler, Chris (2005). <i>Power-up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life</i>. Indianapolis, Indiana: BradyGAMES. p. 39.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Power-up%3A+How+Japanese+Video+Games+Gave+the+World+an+Extra+Life&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+Indiana&rft.pages=39&rft.pub=BradyGAMES&rft.date=2005&rft.aulast=Kohler&rft.aufirst=Chris&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSheff1999" class="citation book cs1">Sheff, David (1999). <i>Game Over: Press Start to Continue: The Maturing of Mario</i>. Wilton, Connecticut: GamePress. p. 47.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Game+Over%3A+Press+Start+to+Continue%3A+The+Maturing+of+Mario&rft.place=Wilton%2C+Connecticut&rft.pages=47&rft.pub=GamePress&rft.date=1999&rft.aulast=Sheff&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kohler_36-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Kohler_36_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKohler2005" class="citation book cs1">Kohler, Chris (2005). <i>Power-up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life</i>. Indianapolis, Indiana: BradyGAMES. p. 36.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Power-up%3A+How+Japanese+Video+Games+Gave+the+World+an+Extra+Life&rft.place=Indianapolis%2C+Indiana&rft.pages=36&rft.pub=BradyGAMES&rft.date=2005&rft.aulast=Kohler&rft.aufirst=Chris&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nintendo_Online_Magazine-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nintendo_Online_Magazine_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/miyamoto.html">"Nintendo Online Magazine"</a>. Nintendo Online Magazine. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817011232/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/miyamoto.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 17, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nintendo+Online+Magazine&rft.pub=Nintendo+Online+Magazine&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fnom%2F0002%2F01%2Fmiyamoto.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quartertothree-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-quartertothree_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-quartertothree_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061118060916/http://www.quartertothree.com/features/e3_2001/miyamoto.shtml">"Miyamoto interview, E3 2001"</a>. Quarter To Three. May 16, 2001. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.quartertothree.com/features/e3_2001/miyamoto.shtml">the original</a> on November 18, 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 31,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Miyamoto+interview%2C+E3+2001&rft.pub=Quarter+To+Three&rft.date=2001-05-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quartertothree.com%2Ffeatures%2Fe3_2001%2Fmiyamoto.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/donkeykong.asp">"Donkey Wrong"</a>. <i>Snopes</i>. February 19, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109100244/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donkey-kong-mistranslation/">Archived</a> from the original on January 9, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 22,</span> 2008</span>. <q>The bottom line is that no evidence backs up any of the explanations that the name 'Donkey Kong' came about because of a misread fax, mispronunciation, or mistranslation. Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's inventor and the one person who unquestionably knows the origins of the name he chose, has repeatedly affirmed that he used the word 'donkey' to convey a sense of stubbornness and the name 'Kong' to invoke the image of a gorilla.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Snopes&rft.atitle=Donkey+Wrong&rft.date=2007-02-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fmisxlate%2Fdonkeykong.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlaytonic_Games" class="citation web cs1">Playtonic Games. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150801015417/http://www.playtonicgames.com/men-at-work">"MEN AT WORK"</a>. <i>Playtonic Games</i>. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Playtonic+Games&rft.atitle=MEN+AT+WORK&rft.au=Playtonic+Games&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playtonicgames.com%2Fmen-at-work&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown" title="Category:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRare" class="citation book cs1">Rare. <i>Donkey Kong 64</i>. Level/area: Match for Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of DK Isles. <q>Announcer: Weighing in at a solid 800lbs, I give you the prime primate... Donkey Kong</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Donkey+Kong+64&rft.pages=Level%2Farea%3A+Match+for+Undisputed+Heavyweight+Championship+of+DK+Isles&rft.au=Rare&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"One swift blow was all that was needed to leave him sprawled on the floor, face down! He groggily rolled over to see the familiar wrinkled, white-bearded, grouchy face of his old granddad "Cranky Kong" peering down at him". – <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> instruction manual, pg. 5–6</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-originalDK-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-originalDK_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-originalDK_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"He groggily rolled over to see the familiar wrinkled, white-bearded, grouchy face of his old granddad "Cranky Kong" peering down at him. In his heyday, Cranky was the original Donkey Kong who battled Mario in several of his own games". – <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> instruction manual, pg. 6</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nom018-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nom018_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/family1.html">"なかまたちのプロフィール大紹介 page1"</a> (in Japanese). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208045552/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0002/01/family1.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 8, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AE%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E5%A4%A7%E7%B4%B9%E4%BB%8B+page1&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fnom%2F0002%2F01%2Ffamily1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"The king of swing... the thrilla gorilla... the prime primate... It's Donkey Kong! Although he is a relative of the classic arcade character, Country's Donkey Kong is a totally new character with a new look, new moves, and a new attitude". - <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> instruction manual</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Cranky Kong, aging video game pioneer and primate patriarch, swayed back and forth in his rocking chair, as he harassed his grandape, Donkey Kong..." - <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land" title="Donkey Kong Land">Donkey Kong Land</a></i> manual</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Well, if it isn't my lazy, good-for-nothing son". – Cranky Kong, to Donkey Kong; <i>Donkey Kong 64</i> in-game dialogue</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"That darn Donkey has all the luck! His girl Candy waits around in her hut, always willing to offer musical help to that undeserving son of mine and his fancy polygonal friends. Pah!" – <i>Donkey Kong 64</i> instruction manual (UK), pg. 8</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rarescribes-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rarescribes_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020805184158/http://rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html">"Rare.com Scribes – August 25, 1999 (Waybacked)"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rareware.com/the_site/talk_to_us/scribes/aug25_99/aug25_99.html">the original</a> on August 5, 2002. <q>As far as I know, 'our' DK is the son of Cranky, which does indeed make him the original DK Jr. all grown up: so if you see Cranky referred to as DK's granddad anywhere, just cover your eyes and hum loudly until it goes away.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Rare.com+Scribes+%E2%80%93+August+25%2C+1999+%28Waybacked%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frareware.com%2Fthe_site%2Ftalk_to_us%2Fscribes%2Faug25_99%2Faug25_99.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html">"Donkey Kong Country"</a>. <i>Nintendo.co.uk</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240128155407/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Donkey-Kong-Country-266551.html">Archived</a> from the original on January 28, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 18,</span> 2021</span>. <q>1994's Donkey Kong is actually 1982's Donkey Kong Jr., all grown up, while the original Donkey Kong from 1981 has aged into grumpy pensioner Cranky Kong</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nintendo.co.uk&rft.atitle=Donkey+Kong+Country&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.uk%2FGames%2FGame-Boy-Advance%2FDonkey-Kong-Country-266551.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Well, you've amazed your old Grandpa by getting this far!" - Cranky in the <i>Donkey Kong Country</i> Game Boy Advance remake</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"You've rescued that lazy grandson of mine, and dumped K. Rool in his own filthy swamp. Not bad for a novice!" - Cranky in the <i>Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest</i> Game Boy Advance remake</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNintendo" class="citation book cs1">Nintendo. <i>Super Smash Bros. Brawl</i>. Level/area: Codec conversation between Snake and Otacon. <q>Otacon: The Donkey Kong who fought that epic battle with Mario was this guy's grandfather.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Super+Smash+Bros.+Brawl&rft.pages=Level%2Farea%3A+Codec+conversation+between+Snake+and+Otacon&rft.au=Nintendo&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNintendo" class="citation book cs1">Nintendo. <i>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</i>. Level/area: Codec conversation between Snake and Otacon. <q>Otacon: The Donkey Kong who fought that epic battle with Mario was this guy's grandfather.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Super+Smash+Bros.+Ultimate&rft.pages=Level%2Farea%3A+Codec+conversation+between+Snake+and+Otacon&rft.au=Nintendo&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Glad I could help my grandson overcome this deadly challenge in exchange for a little cash money!" - Cranky in <i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Donkey Kong's grandfather Cranky Kong really lives up to his name!" - Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Meet the Kongs: Cranky Kong - Nintendo Switch <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bw2FGSAsz8s">YouTube trailer</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240128155407/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bw2FGSAsz8s">Archived</a> 2024-01-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGregg_Mayles2017" class="citation web cs1">Gregg Mayles [@Ghoulyboy] (May 2, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/Ghoulyboy/status/859502066225606656">"I'm pretty sure when I made this stuff up nearly 25 years ago that he was his grandson. By DK64 he was so senile that he couldn't remember"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=I%27m+pretty+sure+when+I+made+this+stuff+up+nearly+25+years+ago+that+he+was+his+grandson.+By+DK64+he+was+so+senile+that+he+couldn%27t+remember&rft.date=2017-05-02&rft.au=Gregg+Mayles&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FGhoulyboy%2Fstatus%2F859502066225606656&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADonkey+Kong+%28character%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<i>Super Mario Kart</i> is the only <i>Mario Kart</i> game to feature Donkey Kong Jr. Due to the success of <i>Donkey Kong Country</i>, all future <i>Mario Kart</i> entries featured Donkey Kong, who is actually Donkey Kong Jr.’s son, with Cranky Kong, aka Donkey Kong Sr., canonically being the character featured in the original <i>Donkey Kong</i> game. Makes sense, right?" - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, <i>Super Mario Kart</i> 16 Bits Tab.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rumble_Falls-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rumble_Falls_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage07.html">"Rumble Falls"</a>. <i>Smash Bros. DOJO!!</i>. July 23, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131213074228/http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage07.html">Archived</a> from the original on December 13, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_high_score_competition" title="Donkey Kong high score competition">high score competition</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr." title="Donkey Kong Jr.">Jr.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_3" title="Donkey Kong 3">3</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1994_video_game)" title="Donkey Kong (1994 video game)"><i>Donkey Kong</i></a> (1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Console platform games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Country</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_2:_Diddy%27s_Kong_Quest" title="Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest">2: Diddy's Kong Quest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_3:_Dixie_Kong%27s_Double_Trouble!" title="Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!">3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_64" title="Donkey Kong 64">64</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jungle_Beat" title="Donkey Kong Jungle Beat">Jungle Beat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Returns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country:_Tropical_Freeze" title="Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze">Tropical Freeze</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Handheld platform games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land" title="Donkey Kong Land">Land</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land_2" title="Donkey Kong Land 2">Land 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Land_III" title="Donkey Kong Land III">Land III</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spin-offs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Mario vs.<br /> Donkey Kong</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong">Mario vs. Donkey Kong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong_2:_March_of_the_Minis" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis">March of the Minis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong:_Minis_March_Again!" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!">Minis March Again!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong:_Mini-Land_Mayhem!" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!">Mini-Land Mayhem!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_and_Donkey_Kong:_Minis_on_the_Move" title="Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move">Minis on the Move</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_vs._Donkey_Kong:_Tipping_Stars" title="Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars">Tipping Stars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mini_Mario_%26_Friends:_Amiibo_Challenge" title="Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge">Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diddy_Kong_Racing" title="Diddy Kong Racing">Diddy Kong Racing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Barrel_Blast" title="Donkey Kong Barrel Blast">Barrel Blast</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_LCD_games_featuring_Mario" title="List of LCD games featuring Mario">LCD games</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Jr._Math" title="Donkey Kong Jr. Math">Jr. Math</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Konga" title="Donkey Konga">Donkey Konga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DK_King_of_Swing" title="DK King of Swing">King of Swing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong:_Jungle_Climber" title="Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber">Jungle Climber</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%2B_Rabbids:_Kingdom_Battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle">Adventure</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_characters" title="List of Donkey Kong characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Donkey Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_(Nintendo)" title="Pauline (Nintendo)">Pauline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Aquatic_Ambience" title="Aquatic Ambience">Aquatic Ambience</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/DK_Rap" title="DK Rap">DK Rap</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television and film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Supercade" title="Saturday Supercade">Saturday Supercade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_(TV_series)" title="Donkey Kong Country (TV series)">Donkey Kong Country</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Donkey_Kong_Country_episodes" title="List of Donkey Kong Country episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Kong" title="The King of Kong">The King of Kong</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixels_(2015_film)" title="Pixels (2015 film)"><i>Pixels</i> (2015)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie#Sequel" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">Untitled <i>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</i> sequel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_(franchise)" title="Mario (franchise)">Mario</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart" title="Mario Kart">Kart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party" title="Mario Party">Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Tennis" title="Mario Tennis">Tennis</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Popeye_(video_game)" title="Popeye (video game)">Popeye</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Banjo-Kazooie" title="Banjo-Kazooie">Banjo-Kazooie</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Banjo-Pilot" title="Banjo-Pilot">Banjo-Pilot</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conker_(series)" title="Conker (series)">Conker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Mr._Pants" title="It's Mr. Pants">It's Mr. Pants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Land" title="Nintendo Land">Nintendo Land</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NES_Remix" title="NES Remix">NES Remix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships:_NES_Edition" title="Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition">Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshiaki_Koizumi" title="Yoshiaki Koizumi">Yoshiaki Koizumi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikegami_Tsushinki" title="Ikegami Tsushinki">Ikegami Tsushinki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stamper_brothers" title="Stamper brothers">Stamper brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Mayles" title="Gregg Mayles">Gregg Mayles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wise_(composer)" title="David Wise (composer)">David Wise</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paon_DP" title="Paon DP">Paon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retro_Studios" title="Retro Studios">Retro Studios</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kensuke_Tanabe" title="Kensuke Tanabe">Kensuke Tanabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Yamamoto_(composer,_born_1964)" title="Kenji Yamamoto (composer, born 1964)">Kenji Yamamoto</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Universal_City_Studios,_Inc._v._Nintendo_Co.,_Ltd." title="Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.">Universal City Studios v. Nintendo</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong" title="King Kong">King Kong</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kirby_(attorney)" title="John Kirby (attorney)">John Kirby</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Kong" title="Crazy Kong">Crazy Kong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pixels_(2010_film)" title="Pixels (2010 film)">Pixels (2010)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Crystal_Coconut" title="Curse of the Crystal Coconut">Curse of the Crystal Coconut</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_World" title="Super Nintendo World">Donkey Kong Country (Universal Studios)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario" title="Super Mario">Super Mario</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart" title="Mario Kart">Mario Kart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Party" title="Mario Party">Mario Party</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_educational_games" title="List of Mario educational games">Educational games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_puzzle_games" title="List of Mario puzzle games">Puzzle games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_role-playing_games" title="List of Mario role-playing games">Role-playing games</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Paper_Mario" title="Paper Mario">Paper Mario</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%26_Luigi" title="Mario & Luigi">Mario & Luigi</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_sports_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Mario sports games">Sports games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_racing_games" title="List of Mario racing games">racing games</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Connected series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong" title="Donkey Kong">Donkey Kong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Luigi_video_games" title="List of Luigi video games">Luigi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wario_(series)" title="Wario (series)">Wario</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Yoshi_video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Yoshi video games">Yoshi</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_LCD_games_featuring_Mario" title="List of LCD games featuring Mario">LCD games</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario%27s_Cement_Factory" title="Mario's Cement Factory">Mario's Cement Factory</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Bros." title="Mario Bros.">Mario Bros.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinball_(1984_video_game)" title="Pinball (1984 video game)">Pinball</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(pinball)" title="Super Mario Bros. (pinball)">Pinball machine</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Paint" title="Mario Paint">Mario Paint</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Clash" title="Mario Clash">Mario Clash</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Artist" title="Mario Artist">Mario Artist</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Pinball_Land" title="Mario Pinball Land">Mario Pinball Land</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Princess_Peach" title="Super Princess Peach">Super Princess Peach</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Toad:_Treasure_Tracker" title="Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker">Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Princess_Peach:_Showtime!" title="Princess Peach: Showtime!">Princess Peach: Showtime!</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cancelled games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario%27s_Wacky_Worlds" title="Super Mario's Wacky Worlds">Super Mario's Wacky Worlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_128" title="Super Mario 128">Super Mario 128</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Spikers" title="Super Mario Spikers">Super Mario Spikers</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mario_franchise_characters" title="List of Mario franchise characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luigi" title="Luigi">Luigi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Peach" title="Princess Peach">Princess Peach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toad_(Mario)" title="Toad (Mario)">Toad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshi" title="Yoshi">Yoshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowser" title="Bowser">Bowser</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Donkey Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Daisy" title="Princess Daisy">Princess Daisy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wario" title="Wario">Wario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waluigi" title="Waluigi">Waluigi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalina_(Mario)" title="Rosalina (Mario)">Rosalina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birdo" title="Birdo">Birdo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_(Nintendo)" title="Pauline (Nintendo)">Pauline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geno_(Super_Mario_RPG)" title="Geno (Super Mario RPG)">Geno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Paper_Mario_characters" title="List of Paper Mario characters"><i>Paper Mario</i> characters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_(Paper_Mario)" title="Vivian (Paper Mario)">Vivian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_(Paper_Mario)" title="Bobby (Paper Mario)">Bobby</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabbid_Peach" title="Rabbid Peach">Rabbid Peach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goomba" title="Goomba">Goomba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koopa_Troopa" title="Koopa Troopa">Koopa Troopa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piranha_Plant" title="Piranha Plant">Piranha Plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_1-1" title="World 1-1">World 1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minus_World" title="Minus World">Minus World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Road" title="Rainbow Road">Rainbow Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_shell" title="Blue shell">Blue shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_Park" title="Baby Park">Baby Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_non-video_game_media_featuring_Mario" title="List of non-video game media featuring Mario">Other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.:_The_Great_Mission_to_Rescue_Princess_Peach!" title="Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!">1986 anime film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film)" title="Super Mario Bros. (film)">1993 live-action film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">2023 computer-animated film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Supercade" title="Saturday Supercade">Saturday Supercade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!" title="The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!">The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Koopa%27s_Kool_Kartoons" title="King Koopa's Kool Kartoons">King Koopa's Kool Kartoons</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Super_Mario_Bros._3" title="The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3">The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_World_(TV_series)" title="Super Mario World (TV series)">Super Mario World</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._theme" title="Super Mario Bros. theme"><i>Super Mario Bros.</i> theme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarioland_(song)" title="Supermarioland (song)">"Supermarioland"</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Almost_Unreal" title="Almost Unreal">Almost Unreal</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie_(soundtrack)" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie (soundtrack)"><i>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</i> soundtrack</a> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Peaches_(Jack_Black_song)" title="Peaches (Jack Black song)">Peaches</a>"</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_gamebooks" title="Nintendo gamebooks">Gamebooks</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Comics_System" title="Nintendo Comics System">Nintendo Comics System</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Adventures" title="Super Mario Adventures">Super Mario Adventures</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unofficial_Mario_media" title="List of unofficial Mario media">Unofficial media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Year_of_Luigi" title="Year of Luigi">Year of Luigi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._35th_Anniversary" title="Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary">35th Anniversary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lego_Super_Mario" title="Lego Super Mario">Lego Super Mario</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Martinet" title="Charles Martinet">Charles Martinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Afghani" title="Kevin Afghani">Kevin Afghani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koji_Kondo" title="Koji Kondo">Koji Kondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahito_Yokota" title="Mahito Yokota">Mahito Yokota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Iwata" title="Satoru Iwata">Satoru Iwata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Tezuka" title="Takashi 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title="Mario Marathon">Mario Marathon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supper_Mario_Broth" title="Supper Mario Broth">Supper Mario Broth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_0%25" title="Team 0%">Team 0%</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_World" title="Super Nintendo World">Super Nintendo World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waluigi_effect" title="Waluigi effect">Waluigi effect</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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